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From: "Michael H. Cox" <mhcox AT bluezoosoftware DOT com>
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Subject: RE: Missing getopt.h for MinGW is not a bug.
Date: Sat, 30 Nov 2002 01:51:17 -0700
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Robert Collins [mailto:rbcollins AT cygwin DOT com]
> Sent: Tuesday, November 26, 2002 5:14 AM
> To: Earnie Boyd
> Cc: cygwin AT cygwin DOT com
> Subject: Re: Missing getopt.h for MinGW is not a bug.
>
>
> On Tue, 2002-11-26 at 23:58, Earnie Boyd wrote:
> > We purposefully do not give GPLed interfaces to the MinGW user
> > community, even though we do supply the libraries for those who are
> > aware of the GPL issues.  You'll have to supply your own declarations
> > for getopt.
>
> There are BSD getopt's floating around, why not use one of those?
The one included with cygwin (/usr/include/getopt.h) is a BSD licensed
header file.
>
> If I'm putting my nose in a can of worms, just say so :}.
Ditto.
>
> Rob
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